Most Serene Republics (2007) is Edgar Heap of Birds’s Venice Biennale public art project memorializing Sioux warriors and children who died in Europe, using text-based signage to confront colonial histories and Indigenous displacement.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C., designed by Maya Lin, features two black granite walls set below ground and engraved with the names of the fallen. As visitors walk through, they see the names and service dates, their reflections merging with the inscriptions in a contemplative space.

Mantle is a permanent earthwork monument on Capitol Square honoring Virginia’s Native nations. Inspired by Powhatan’s Mantle, it invites visitors to walk a spiraling path of river stones surrounded by Indigenous plants, symbolizing Native culture.

historicity is a new series of audio walking tours, which explores how cities got to be the way they are - starting with London.

Monuments, part of ThickSkin’s Walk This Play® series commissioned by Step Up MCR, highlights the history and communities of Ancoats, Clayton, Beswick, and Openshaw through a guided walk focused on local architecture and heritage. The walk is accessed via the free Walk This Play® app by searching for "Monuments" and downloading it before setting off.